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zaterdag 29 maart 2014

Spring greens soup – Lente groentjes soep (GF-DF-SF-V)

Oh, how I
love springtime!

The young,
fresh, lush colours of greens are sprouting everywhere when I walk outside, in the
park, on my balcony, and even on the streets where in every tiny spot between
tiles there is something green growing.

I wanted to
go out this morning to pick some fresh nettles and wild garlic, but didn’t make
it in time. Instead I went to my local multiculti market over the bridge where I
bought this very mustardy fresh rucola and watercress. In the Turkish community there is
a lot of spring greens grown in communal gardens and sold there. I love it.
Soon they’ll have sorrel too.

All these
fresh greens have something special, the rocket is very pungent, the sorrel will be very sour and the watercress is a bit nutty
and peppery. Very good
for the intestinal spring cleaning! Detox by eating.

You can make
really good green smoothies with them, but for me it’s still a little too cold
for that, so I made this tasty spring greens soup, yummie!

Spring greens
soup (4-6pers)

1 onion,
chopped medium

1 clove of
garlic

3 tbsp Arborio
rice

1 small cup
of leeks, sliced thin and washed thorough

1 celery
stalk, in tiny cubes

1 l
vegetable stock or water

1 big bunch
of rocket, 150 g

1 big bunch
of watercress, 125 g

Squeeze of
lemon

Pepper and
salt

In a soup
pan warm some olive oil and sweat the onion about 20 minutes till it begins to
caramelize. Stir once or twice.

Add finely
chopped garlic and the Arborio rice and stir in. Let it cook together for 5
more minutes, stir.

Add celery
and leeks, stir in too and after another 5 minutes add vegetable stock or water
and bring to the boil. Let it simmer for 20 minutes with the lid on.

In the
meantime wash and cut your greens roughly. Add to the pot and let it wilt in
another 2-3 minutes. Remove from the gas and puree the soup. I leave mine quite
rustic.

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Since november 2007 celiac disease has been diagnosed with me and did I start with the gluten-free diet and lifestyle. I'm very interested in health and food issues. And besides, I Love Cooking. I think cooking is creating. I'm not content with the gluten free range of products in the shops in Holland, so I make most of the food myself. I think gluten free food must be healthy, real food, but above all very tasty. Also non-celiacs must (and they do!) enjoy my food.
I am 50 years old and I live, together with my son, in Rotterdam, Holland.***
Sinds november 2007 is bij mij coeliakie geconstateerd en ben ik begonnen met een glutenvrij dieet. Ik ben erg geïnteresseerd in gezondheid en voeding. Daarnaast ben ik gek op koken. Ik ben niet tevreden over het aanbod van glutenvrije artikelen in de winkels, dus maak ik vrijwel alles zelf. Glutenvrij eten moet lekker zijn, gezond en ook voor niet-coeliakers aantrekkelijk zijn.